I don’t know about you, but I am ready for Mother Nature to roll up winter, put it back in her purse and send me some warmer temps. While there may still be … Read More ...
Art, patterns and techniques
I don’t know about you, but I am ready for Mother Nature to roll up winter, put it back in her purse and send me some warmer temps. While there may still be … Read More ...
Happy Tuesday, everyone! I wanted to take a quick second to introduce myself. I’m Pam or some of you may know me as kittykill from my blog, Faster Kittykill, Blog! Blog!… Read More ...
It may still be February, but I am dreaming of spring. I’m ready for cherry blossoms, warmer weather and working in my garden. Crabapple Hill Studios created these wonderful Garden Angels… Read More ...
There is nothing I love better than teaching kids a new craft. It allows them to be creative and teaches a new skill. Mr. Printables created these cute free Cross Stitch … Read More ...
Mary Corbet of Needle N Thread recently posted about this video that tells about Appenzell whitework. It is about 30 minutes long and is quite informative. As Mary says, “Appenzell is a region in northeast Switzerland, famous in the embroidery … Read More ...
Mary Corbet from Needle N Thread is getting ready to prepare lessons based on her Secret Garden embroidery project. Before she does that though, she is preparing her ground fabrics. And she is discussing her choices for ground fabrics, why … Read More ...
Sharon B has two chain stitch tutorials posted on her Pin Tangle blog. One is a plain chain stitch and the other is a beaded chain stitch. She provides photo tutorials for both and lays them out so clearly that … Read More ...
I know this is two Imaginesque posts in a row, but I couldn’t resist posting about this free pattern. It reminds me of Battenburg lace. It is so lovely and it is just one of the free patterns in the … Read More ...
Imaginesque has posted two more great embroidery patterns, free for your personal use. One of them is shown here. They are both abstract and you get to choose the colors that suit your fancy. How will you stitch them up? … Read More ...
Vintage Spice and Everything Nice took off some time during the holidays, but the blog is active again and is posting new freebies, usually on Fridays. A recent post included this floral-themed freebie that also includes a beautiful bird to … Read More ...
Janet M. Perry of Nuts About Needlepoint is starting a long-term needlepoint project that is interesting and stash-busting. She is using the book shown here as the basis for her project. She is inviting you to join in on her … Read More ...
If you have kids or grandkids, one project that is fun and almost a necessity is a tooth fairy pillow. Kelly at My Simple Walk has created a tutorial that shows how to take a completed piece of needlework and … Read More ...
Janet M. Perry is starting a new class soon in which she will be teaching 25 Needlepoint stitches. These stitches aren’t just any old stitches, they are ones that are suitable for use when you are stitching scenes with buildings. … Read More ...
If you are intimidated by multi needle machine embroidery, then you need to head on over to Eileen’s Machine Embroidery blog to join in the conversation about that topic. Once you have mastered regular machine embroidery apparently the next step … Read More ...
Jen Funk Weber is having an awesome seminar – I mean stichinar – on Saturday, January 11, 2014 at 8:00 a.m., Alaska Time which is 12:00 noon, Eastern and what is even better is that it is FREE. This stichinar … Read More ...